Davenport Man Sentenced to 18 Months Imprisonment for Firearm Offense

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 26, 2013

DAVENPORT, IA – On July 25, 2013, Mark Timothy Hudson, age 19, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by Chief United States District Judge James E. Gritzner for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Judge Gritzner also sentenced Alvarado to three years of supervised release.

On September 3, 2012, police responded to Hudson’s residence due to a domestic disturbance. Hudson fled from the residence and discarded a .357 magnum revolver in bushes nearby. Police recovered the firearm and arrested Hudson, who had previously been convicted of a felony offense.

This case was investigated by the Davenport, Iowa, Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.